Lancaster Castle
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle and former prison in Lancaster, England, most likely founded in 1092-4 on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the River Lune. It was first used as a prison in 1196, a role that grew in importance during the English Civil War. Owned by the British sovereign as Duke of Lancaster, it is a Grade I listed building; part of it still hosts sittings of the Crown Court, and the prison it housed, HM Prison Lancaster, closed in 2011.
- Built
- Type
- castle, debtors' prison, defunct prison
- Heritage
- Grade I listed building
- Place
- Lancaster, United Kingdom
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